The Brentwood School Presents: It's Our Turn -- Young Women's Conference
By Amy Sommer
Event date: February 04, 2012
The one day conference will include presentations and panel discussions by an impressive range of female leaders who will address topics relevant to young women in the process of defining themselves and finding their own voice, such as activism, body image, bullying, feminism and equality, global issues for women, women in entertainment and media, and women in sports.
An ambitious group of high school students at Brentwood School, a K-12 independent school in Los Angeles, CA, conceived of "It's Our Turn" to empower young women to take charge of the future in positive ways that influence and inspire others.
Honorary Chair Maria Shriver and special guest Mary J. Blige invite girls in Grades 8 through 12 to attend this unique event.
Presenters include:
Page Adler, Co-Founder, The Painted Turtle
Chelo Alvarez-Stehle, Documentary Filmmaker
Azure Antoinette, Poet & Spoken Word Artist
Nancy Aossey, President and CEO, International Medical Corps
Sema Basol, Co-Founder, Turkish Women\s Initiative
Carolyn Blashek, Founder, Operation Gratitude
Lorene Cary, Author and Founder of Art Sanctuary
Lindy Dekoven, Chair, California Commission on the Status of Women
Samantha Ettus, Bestselling Author and Personal Branding Expert
Marie Ferro, Makeovers From the Inside Out
Julianne Goldmark, Co-Founder, Emi-Jay, Inc.
Isabella Haddad, Co-Creator, Violent Lips
Nancy Josephson, Partner, William Morris Endeavor
Harriet Kerr, LCSW, Rape Treatment Center
Mavis Leno, Feminist Majority Foundation
Tanya Lopez-Brooks, SVP, Original Movies for Lifetime
Lolli Lucas Clark, Upper School Director, Sierra Canyon School
Emily Matson, Co-Founder, Emi-Jay, Inc.
Alex Morgan, U.S. Women's National Soccer Team
Angella Nazarian, Author and Psychologist
Catherine Paura, CEO, Advanced Marketing Perspectives
Anita Jones Roehrick, Executive Director, Gaines-Jones Education Foundation
Lauren Roselle, President, Esteem
Katherine Schwarzenegger, Best-selling Author
Raven Symoné, Actor
Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment
Dana Walden, Chair, 20th Century Fox Television
Jessica Weiner, Author and Confidence Specialist
Kimberly Wolf, Founder, Shimmer Teen
Daphne Zuniga, Actor
It's Our Turn to:
Define Being a Young Woman - Be Visionaries - Give Back - Change the World - Rock What We've Got - Create Healthy Relationships - Be Our Own Best Defense - Become Entrepreneurs - Find Our Own Voice - Take the Lead.
The conference is made possible in part by a grant from the Leon Lowenstein Foundation, with special thanks to the Bendheim family.
For tickets and information:
www.bwscampus.com.
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